With Ford giving up most of its 33.4 percent stake in Mazda back in 2008, the brand has released its first model featuring its new architecture, with the CX-5 compact crossover. As an independent automaker, Mazda planned to reestablish themselves with new engines and underpinnings, and fresh designs, starting with Kodo, on the 2010 Shinari [...]
The 2011 Tokyo Motor Show opens to the press in just 2 days so expect to see a bunch of Japanese debuts coming up within the next couple of days. Mazda will be attending the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show with a special edition version of the Mazda Demio (known overseas as the Mazda2). Known to [...]
At the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda will debut the new Takeri Concept, which previews the next-generation Mazda6 sedan. The concept will also debut the world’s first passenger vehicle regenerative braking system that uses a capacitor. Known as the i-ELOOP, the system will start appearing in Mazda’s vehicles in 2012 – the company says that [...]
Mazda made its North American debut of the all-new 2013 CX-5 compact SUV model today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. As the first in the brand’s lineup to fully embrace Skyactiv Technology, the model is designed for overall efficiency, and has the best fuel economy in its class. The CX-5 is a preview [...]
Mazda is working quick and hard to increase its market share in the United States to 2.5 percent with hopes to have sales reach 400,000 units by 2014. The Japanese automaker has never sold 400,000 vehicles in its nearly 40 years in this country. In the works are four new or majorly redesigned vehicles by [...]
Joining the Mazda Turbo2 at the 2011 SEMA Show is the new 3dCarbon Mazda2. “Its 3dCarbon/Air Design body kit is manufactured in high-pressure polyurethane injection molding and either pre-primer or pre-painted in all-factory colors,” Mazda said at the press conference. “The customized body kit includes a front air dam, side skirts, a rear lower diffuser [...]
I’m a huge fan of small cars with a lot of horsepower. Personally, my daily driver is BMW 135i with a DCT transmission. In general, the short wheelbase of a compact car gives you the benefit of having more agility and go-kard like handling. At the 2011 SEMA Show, Mazda fans are being treated with [...]
Last year at the 2010 SEMA Show, Mazda showed up with something called the MX-5 Super20 – well, it’s now back at this year’s SEMA Show in Vegas with a blazing Hyper Orange Mica exterior treatment but keeps its dark and edgier edgier Mr. Hyde attitude in comparison to its more sociable Dr. Jekyll MX-5 [...]
Mazda MX-5 Miata fans are being spoiled today at the 2011 SEMA Show with two concepts of the world’s best-selling two-seat roadster. The first is the Mazda MX-5 Miata Spyder, which features a single-panel grenadine-red soft-top made by Haartz Corporation. Its design, a collaborative effort between MNAO Design and Magna Car Top Systems, offers an [...]
The next big show, even for the automobile industry, is the 2012 SEMA show in Las Vegas. And as an example, Mazda will be showcasing two special cars at the show this year: an MX-5 Miata Spyder and a turbocharged Mazda2. Starting with the MX-5 Spyder, it features a manual “bikini” soft top a la [...]
